We Proclaim Him!

 

Hello this is Brad & Daneille Snowden and this is Multiply; a podcast that provides a word of encouragement to village church planters.

Do you remember when you first heard about the love of Jesus for you? I was a child when I clearly understood the Gospel; the preacher (who was my father) was proclaiming Christ’s Love for all people.

It took a called servant of God to speak boldly the Word in result; my life was changed!

Today we are going to look at Colossians 1:28-29; that will help us understand our call of God to our lives.

Colossians 1:28-29

²⁸ We proclaim Him, warning and instructing everyone in all wisdom [that is, with comprehensive insight into the word and purposes of God],

As church planters the most important goal is, to point people to Jesus, not to others or ourselves but the focus is on the Savior of the World.

We proclaim His teachings, His love, His glory which is unto God.

"Proclaim" is complementary to the more specific term "evangelize" or the phrase "announce the good news, "

One very important responsibility of a church planter is to warn and caution against any thing that may prove harmful to their spiritual walk as a Christian.

 Bible Commentator David Guzik explains what it means in the Greek: “To impart understanding” which helps influence a person’s character.

As we warn and instruct, this is when we teach the scriptures. We must be sure to teach the truths of God’s Word in clarity, so it is easily understood.

In my younger years I led a few children’s ministries.

As I would teach children the Bible, it had to be broken down into small pieces so they could digest simply according to their maturity and age.

As they grew, I would give them more to learn, that challenged their growth in God.

As church planters, our goal is to lead others into a COMPLETION of the purpose God has for each life.

Reading on in Colossians 1:28b it says;

 “…so that we may present every person complete in Christ [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].” 

This comes by simply teaching people His Word.

And the End Result will be that they grow complete, fully trained and ready to in turn do the work of God leading others to Jesus. As this is our vision to multiply God’s Kingdom.

Colossians 1:29  ^“For this I labor [often to the point of exhaustion], striving with His power and energy, which so greatly works within me.”

This is the reason we labor and why we do what we do, as a church planter this is why we GO, doing the work of an evangelist; God’s Power as it did for Paul will work within each of us.

This is Multiply; a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters.

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